Talented Italians share their study experiences in Australia

La mia esperienza di studio e ricerca raccontata all’Ambasciata australiana

In Australia, she says, her professors treat her as a peer. “I work with internationally renowned lecturers,” she says. “Here you are evaluated on your capacity to do a project. You are more focused on a topic you have chosen, not what the school or the professor decides. I am completely free and entitled to drive my project.”

“You are considered a resource for the university, a valuable resource,” she says. The time spent in Australia with her peers, along with new found friends, has boosted her self-confidence and taught her the art of being flexible.

While she admits that it’s normal to feel lonely being so far from home, she contends that you have to make the most of it. “Focus on the fact that you are having a rare learning opportunity and you are probably studying in one of the best universities internationally,” she advises. [continue reading]